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Keep up to date with everything happening in the Library at Rivington & Blackrod High School. Here you'll find book recommendations, reviews and so much more!
☀️Wishing all our wonderful students, staff, parents & carers a wonderful summer holiday!☀️ Hope it will be filled with plenty of reading & relaxation☺️ - Mrs Wilson

The Reading Team had a great time at Rivi Fest today! It was great to see all of our students & staff taking part. Well done & thank you to @RIVI_Sport & everyone responsible for such a fantastic day!




Looking for ways to get your kids to read over the summer? ☀️ Look no further than these quick and easy ideas! For more inspiration and top tips visit 👉 collins.co.uk/pages/book-squ…
Our wonderful student librarians enjoyed an extended lunch to celebrate what a fantastic team they’ve been this year! The library was decorated, sweet treats were on offer, & music was playing (We even had an impromptu Macarena!) Thank you for being superstars! - Mrs Wilson




🏆📚Once again, Heartstopper has dominated our Top 10 most borrowed books of the year!📚🏆 Swipe to see the Top 3 from each year group.


📣We’re excited to announce our TOP READERS OF THE YEAR!📣 🤩What an incredible achievement!🤩 Our top 5 students have read such a wide variety of books! 👏Huge congratulations to all!👏 Will you be in the top 5 for 2025/2026?

This week, students received their Land of Literature rewards for taking part in the last term’s reading. Congratulations to all of our avid readers! 🌟Huge congratulations to Olivia who read the most LoL books across KS3 & won a Kindle Fire tablet for her incredible effort!🌟



🌟Congratulations to Isobel & Nat who are the joint winners of our house speech competition🌟 They’ve both won a National Book Token & all students got a book vending machine token for taking part. Well done!
Today, 6 KS3 students took part in our RBHS Speech competition. Mrs Moore & Mrs Wilson thoroughly enjoyed listening to students present their chosen charities, what they do, and how others can help. 👏Well done to our fantastic entrants!👏 Winners to be announced tomorrow.
We have 4 copies of #MyNameisSamim by @MeikleFidan to #WIN 13 yr old Afghan refugee Samim has fled to the UK, but to gain asylum he must tell his story. This is a moving debut novel about courage, resilience & friendship. RT & Flw by July 18 to enter @FlorisBooks #WRDMagComp
Today, 6 KS3 students took part in our RBHS Speech competition. Mrs Moore & Mrs Wilson thoroughly enjoyed listening to students present their chosen charities, what they do, and how others can help. 👏Well done to our fantastic entrants!👏 Winners to be announced tomorrow.




Congratulations to the winners of the #BranfordBoaseAward 25 for author and editor of the outstanding debut novel for young people, editors Ama Badu and Alice Swan and author Margaret McDonald for GLASGOW BOYS branfordboaseaward.org.uk/2025-bba-winne…
We have 4 copies of the NEW #PaddockGrove series #APonyToOwn by @jprosewriter to #WIN! For the chance to join George as she nervously starts a new boarding school on a scholarship with her super mischievous new pony, Bear… RT & Flw by July 11 to enter @walkerbooksuk #WRDMagComp
A group of Y7 students graduated from a Bolton Wanderers literacy programme today & celebrated with a tour of the stadium, a brand new football & a goody bag which included a new book! Students spoke enthusiastically of their time on the programme. @OfficialBWITC




Our regular library students in Year 9 & 7 have enjoyed making bracelets at break & lunch this week. Whether they’re to show their love of their favourite things, gifts for siblings, or just because, it’s been lovely to see their creations come along & how they help each other😊



☀️Our recommended Summer Reads have hit the tables in the canteen!☀️ With our selection of fantastic reads, there’s something for everyone! 📚Visit the library to stock up for the summer holidays!📚


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Now then, @RBHS_Library @RBHSBolton ! Good to be back. #authorvisit
Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron. Thanks to @HachetteKids & @BarringtonStoke we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries. To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July. #ReadingForPleasure 1/2